Dominiqua M. Griffin is an American health scientist at the National Cancer Institute in the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics as a AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow. She is also the founder and CEO of the company Black Women PhDs.[1][2] Griffin is known for her research focused on school counseling services in the Caribbean, partnerships between school, family, and community, as well as writing policy on mental health and education.[3] She has served as a board member for The Global Center for School Counseling Outcome Research Evaluation and Development and she is an editor for the Journal of Global Engagement and Transformation[4] since 2017.

Research and career

Griffin obtained her B.A. in sociology with a minor in African American Studies from SUNY University at Buffalo and her master's in School Psychology and Counseling Services with a concentration in Counseling and Guidance from Howard University.[1] She did her PhD work with school counselors in Barbados, ultimately obtaining her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision, with a Dual Title in Comparative and International Education from The Pennsylvania State University.[3] She co-created BlackWomenPhDs, a business that highlights the achievements of Black Women scholars and provides resources for current and future doctors.[5]

In 2021, she was selected to receive the AERA (American Educational Research Association) Congressional Fellowship and is an AERA Ambassador on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.[6]

She has contributed to Antiracist Counseling in Schools and Communities[7] and The Wiley Handbook of Family, School, and Community Relationships in Education.[8] She has also been active at Penn State in bringing attention to the lack of faculty diversity.[9]

She has been featured on two podcasts: Nerdacity, 'Why Women Shouldn't Give Up the "Dr." ',[10] and on Cohort Sistas, 'Dr. Dominiqua Griffin of Black Women PhDs on Fostering School, Family, and Community Partnerships in Research, Policy, and Practice'.[11]

Awards and honors

Personal life

She is from the Bronx[10] and her parents are from both the Caribbean and Florida, USA.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Meet the team - Black Women PhDs". Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  2. ↑ Inman, DeMicia (March 25, 2021). "Cohort Sistas 3.1% campaign celebrates Black women with doctoral degrees". The Grio. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Ray, Samantha (May 24, 2021). "From award-winning dissertation to impacting future school counselors". Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Editorial Board - Journal of Global Engagement and Transformation".
  5. ↑ "Dominiqua Griffin - About".
  6. ↑ "Alumni Updates: Sept. 8, 2021 | Penn State University". Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  7. ↑ Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, ed. (2022). Antiracist counseling in schools and communities. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association. ISBN 978-1-119-81481-8. OCLC 1289504489.
  8. ↑ Steven B. Sheldon; Tammy Turner-Vorbeck, eds. (2019). The Wiley handbook of family, school, and community relationships in education. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. ISBN 978-1-119-08268-2. OCLC 1079413369.
  9. ↑ Ackerman, Catey; Irwin, Kate (February 2, 2022). "'More Rivers to Cross' authors, Penn State College Democrats host PA State Legislative Hearing in HUB". Daily Collegian. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Nerdacity Podcast w/DuEwa: Dr. Dominiqua M. Griffin - Why Women Shouldn't Give Up the "Dr." - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Ep. 28 Dr. Dominiqua Griffin of Black Women PhDs on Fostering School, Family, and Community Partnerships in Research, Policy, and Practice". Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  12. ↑ "AERA Names Two Congressional Fellows for 2021-22".
  13. ↑ "SIG Award".
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